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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1972
Tajpur
Winner — 1972
KARPOORI THAKUR
SOP 58.7%IND 41.3%
Votes
35,516
58.7% share
Winning margin
10,568
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
61.2%
of 98,838
Tajpur is a safe seat — KARPOORI THAKUR won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARPOORI THAKUR | 35,516 | 58.7% | |
| 2 | KAMLESH RAI | IND | 24,948 | 41.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 3.0% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
191st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 58.7%IND 41.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.